
Not as in Yo! Ma!… and not Yo-Yo Ma – although he is my favorite cellist… as in Yo! {Oy! backwards}… you really need to either throw out those chairs or make ‘em purty. I have 2 IKEA barrel type chairs that are embarrassing. I decided to give them another chance at life. Just call [...]
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If you read my post about longing for and drooling over and sinfully coveting other people’s fabric die cutters …and my sad dilemma on which one to choose {IF I were able to get one}…you just might be interested in Maddie’s A_M_A_Z_I_N_G video on how she sewed a Marcia! Marcia! Marcia!-type uber cute cover for [...]
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Commenter #13 ETA: {NOT a real shirt…just a graphic I whipped up} Jean-Sophie!! RIDE On!!! You Get the YELLOW Jersey… ok, not a jersey but some pretty good darn stuff anyway! Sophie’s winning comment: She also said: Congratulations Sophie. Email me your mailing information and I will also get you the details on how to [...]
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Look at Y’all go! {this West Coast girl is trying hard to get her Texas on} 1. shoot the moon2, 2. Colors, 3. Square one of single Irish chain block, 4. On the wall, 5. DSC_0001, 6. Tour Quilt Design Go to the Quilt Le Tour flickr page to see the great work going on! [...]
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Yeah, I know, I said there would be pictures of the wedding. Blame Mr. Coffee hogging using my camera…again. Arrggghhh. Better late than never. So here’s proof… The theme of the wedding was built around the quilt, pictured later, that the Bride’s grandmother made for her before she passed away. The quilt top was finished [...]
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Yesterday’s wedding was a blast! Even their dog (a big ol’ lab mix) wore a tuxedo vest and walked down the aisle. It was all outdoors. The band that played the reception was a Queen cover band {Magnifico, Austin TX} and their “Freddie Mercury” jumped off the stage and came up and sang to me! [...]
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Dating myself here… I loved the T.V. show TAXI. I loved the wisdom of “Reverend” Jim Ignatowski! “If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away.” Ahh such wisdom and I use it often. Yes boys and girls ANOTHER bag. This one is made using the Taxi (bet you were [...]
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Monica over at the Happy Zombie sucked me into this! Google “Unfortunately, Your Name” make sure to include the quotation marks. See what you come up with. You’ll be in good company! Here are some of mine Unfortunately, Robyn focuses a little bit too much on herself and not nearly enough on her actual journey. [...]
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–––Planted in unproductive-don’t feel well-extremely fatigued land. Whilst in my stagnancy life does go on. Look! My African Violet that was 4 yellowyish-brown leaves 3 months ago has bloomed! I am so proud of the little guy. I talked to him and fed him and nursed him back to health. Isn’t he pretty all sitting [...]
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